Higher Inspirations, Brighter Futures launch - NRCCI

The National Residential Child Care Initiative, led by SIRCC, yesterday released a set of reports on the future of residential childcare in Scotland. The NRCCI was commissioned by the Scottish Executive to undertake a strategic review of  residential childcare services and to provide a blueprint for their future develoment, with the aim of making "residential care the first and best placement choice for those children whose needs it serves". Findings include that residential care can make a lasting and positive contribution to young peoples' lives, rather than always being a service of last resort, as it is currently perceived by the public and some professionals. See also a digest at Learning and Teaching Scotland.